Rare Earths Top Stories

Infographic: Where is North America’s next rare earths mine?

Rare earths – essential components in electronics, defence applications and electric vehicle batteries – are hot geopolitical items as Western countries seek […]

Blair McBride | February 5, 2026 | 11:19 am

West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race

Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC), Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) and MP Materials (NYSE: MP)…

Blair McBride | February 3, 2026 | 10:00 am

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2

Continuing price volatility with rare earths and copper, high costs,…

Northern Miner Staff | December 4, 2025 | 1:02 pm

Infographic: Mining and exploration in Greenland

Greenland has made headlines in the last six months amid…

Blair McBride | July 11, 2025 | 11:59 am

US Snapshot: Mining and exploration for copper, gold, rare earths and more

The United States has a long mining and exploration history…

Northern Miner Staff | October 17, 2024 | 11:34 am

Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door

Some of Canada’s leading mining law firms say their clients are considering leaving the country because the federal government’s clampdown on Chinese […]

Alisha Hiyate | July 2, 2024 | 3:08 pm

Pink sea pigs, transparent sea cucumbers discovered in area targeted by deep-sea miners

A 45-day research expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone between Mexico and Hawaii in the eastern Pacific Ocean discovered the existence of […]

Staff Writer | June 6, 2024 | 6:06 am

New hub starts commercial production of recycled rare earths in the UK

A rare earths hub set up by the University of Birmingham, HyProMag Ltd and Mkango at Tyseley, in central England, has started […]

Staff Writer | January 3, 2024 | 6:06 am

Ucore receives $4.3 million in federal funding for RapidSX REE demonstration plant

Ucore Rare Metals (TSXV:UCU; OTCQX:UURAF) has been granted $4.3 million non-repayable funds for Ucore’s Rapid SX rare earth element (REE) separation technology […]

Marilyn Scales | November 20, 2023 | 12:36 pm

Strategic Minerals to ‘fight’ for reopening of suspended section at its Spanish tin-tantalum mine

Strategic Minerals Europe (NEO: SNTA) issued a media statement saying it will push for the restart of section C of its Penouta […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2023 | 3:22 pm

Torngat Metals hopes to revive Strange Lake rare earths project in Quebec

Torngat Metals is advancing its longstanding Strange Lake rare earths project in northeastern Quebec toward both a feasibility study and permitting. Strange […]

Blair McBride | October 10, 2023 | 4:05 pm

How miners can better manage community resettlement as demand for metals rises

It’s an undeniable fact that the world needs more metals to deal with the effects of climate change and to achieve net […]

Gerry Reddy and Mike Steyn | August 22, 2023 | 12:00 pm

Aether raises $49 million to extract lithium using AI

American start-up Aether said on Wednesday it has raised $49 million to scale its AI and machine learning-based platform aimed at helping […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2023 | 8:58 am

Mussel-inspired technology efficiently recovers neodymium from wastewater

Researchers at Penn State University developed a new mussel-inspired nanocellulose coating (MINC) that has demonstrated what they call a “remarkable, even surprising” […]

Staff Writer | August 13, 2023 | 7:48 am

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Infographic: Where is North America’s next rare earths mine?

West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2

Infographic: Mining and exploration in Greenland

US Snapshot: Mining and exploration for copper, gold, rare earths and more

Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door

Pink sea pigs, transparent sea cucumbers discovered in area targeted by deep-sea miners

New hub starts commercial production of recycled rare earths in the UK

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